Monday, March 11, 2013

Mawlynnong

This is Asia’s cleanest village. Mawlynnong. About 100 km from Shillong and enroute
Cherrapunjee.

You will immediately notice why. The village believes and
incorporates the tenets of eco tourism. Houses, pathways, schools and churches
are sparkling clean and dust free. Their waste is collected in bamboo dustbins and
directed to a pit to be used as manure. There are plenty of massive brooms and
sweepers sporting those brooms to display their intention for cleanliness.

Out damn spot, out.

The village also offers a glimpse Bangladesh from its tree
houses.

Discover India magazine declared the village as the cleanest
in Asia in 2003 and 2005. Thus the sobriquet.